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Q&A: Maternal Mortality Rates ‘One of the Saddest Cases’ in Asia

Q&A: Marwaan Macan-Markar interviews NOELEEN HEYZER, U.N. under-secretary general and head of UNESCAP BANGKOK, Nov 20 (IPS) - Nearly 15 years after a landmark international conference to advance the rights and freedoms of women, the ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR INTERVIEWS NOELEEN HEYZER, U.N. UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL AND HEAD OF UNESCAP, Inter Press Service,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Nations,  Ban Ki-moon

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Much at Stake for Thai Premier over Cambodia Row

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Nov 13 (IPS) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva faces his toughest foreign policy challenge as his first year in office draws to a close. At stake is this South-east ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hun Sen,  Abhisit Vejjajiva,  George Yeo,  Lee Hsien Loong,  Surin Pitsuwan

POLITICS: Cambodia Raises Stakes, Ties with Thailand Plummet

POLITICS: By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Nov 12 (IPS) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is known for his brash and earthy vocabulary even when, as he did in early April, he talks about himself. "I am neither a gangster nor a gentleman, ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hun Sen,  Khmer Rouge,  Kasit Piromya,  Abhisit Vejjajiva,  Thaksin Shinawatra

POLITICS: Thai-Cambodia Diplomatic Row Bares Decades-Long Rift

POLITICS: By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Nov 7 (IPS) - Thailands swift and strong response to Cambodias decision to appoint ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser exposed an emotional faultline rooted in ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hun Sen,  Thaksin Shinawatra,  Abhisit Vejjajiva,  Lee Myung-bak,  Khmer Rouge

POLITICS: U.S. Mission to Burma Heralds Obama’s New Diplomatic Tack

POLITICS: By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Oct 31 (IPS) - An upcoming mission by senior United States government officials to military- ruled Burma points to Washingtons commitment that engaging with oppressive regimesthan spurning themis ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Kurt Campbell,  Than Shwe,  George W. Bush,  United Nations

RIGHTS: Karen Fear Military Offensive Near Planned Dam in Burma

RIGHTS: By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Oct 31 (IPS) - With the annual monsoon rains ending, there is a growing fear among the Karen ethnic minority living along military-ruled Burmas eastern border of a dry season offensive. The most ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Abhisit Vejjajiva

TRADE-SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Rice Tariffs Snarl ASEAN Single Market

TRADE-SOUTH-EAST ASIA: By Marwaan Macan-Markar CHA-AM, Thailand, Oct 26 (IPS) - Rice, the staple dish across South-east Asia, has emerged as an apt symbol of the regions commitment or lack of it to unveiling a free trade area for its 10 ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Abhisit Vejjajiva,  European Union

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Civil Society Refuses to Cave in at ASEAN Summit

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: By Marwaan Macan-Markar CHA-AM, Thailand, Oct 23 (IPS) - Civil society representatives from South-east Asias developing democracies delivered an unequivocal message to the regions leaders at a summit held here they will ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Abhisit Vejjajiva

Q&A: ‘Cambodia’s Penal Code Aims to Silence Gov’t Critics’

Q&A: Marwaan Macan-Markar interviews MU SOCHUA, Cambodian opposition lawmaker BANGKOK, Oct 20 (IPS) - To be an outspoken critic of the government brings a heavy price in Cambodia, the South-east Asian country struggling to put behind ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR INTERVIEWS MU SOCHUA, CAMBODIAN OPPOSITION LAWMAKER, Inter Press Service,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hun Sen,  Khmer Rouge,  Sam Rainsy

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: No Welcome Mat for Civil Society at ASEAN Summit

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Oct 19 (IPS) - A summit of regional leaders due to begin in Thailand on Oct. 23 has brought into relief a rift within the 10-member bloc about the space that should be given to civil ...

From MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Inter Press Service,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  Thein Sein,  Hun Sen

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